Poverty,Ignorance,FearForceUnderageGirlsIntoMarriage
Therecentmarriageofa17-yearoldChechengirltoalocalpolicechiefwhowas30yearsolderandalreadyhadawifecausedanoutcryinRussiaandbeyond.Thebridewasreportedlyforcedtomarryandherparentswereintimidatedintogivingtheirconsent.Theunion,supportedbyChechenleaderRamzanKadyrov,spotlightedyetagaintheplightofmanyunderagegirlsindevelopingcountries.
Despitelawsagainstchildmarriage,indevelopingcountriesoneineverythreegirlsismarriedbeforereachingage18.Oneinnineismarriedunderage15.TheproblemwasdiscussedatasymposiuminMoroccothisweek.
"Werealizenowthatifwedonotacceleratethepace,andifwedonotrespondmoreorputmoreprogramsinplace,therewillbe1.2billiongirlswhowillbemarriedbeforetheyear2050,"saidLakshmiSundaram,headofGirlsNotBrides.
"Soitisatthislevelthatwemustfirstintervene.Andthesecondlevelisatthecommunitylevel,forthecommunitytostartperceivingthesedangers,"saidSidikouMoussa,achildadvocatefromNigeria.
Expertssaygovernmentsintheaffectedcountriesneedtodomoretokeepgirlsintheeducationalsystemandprotectthemfromabuseandviolence.
despite
难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词
英汉解释
prep.尽管;不管
n.憎恨;轻视
参考例句
用作介词(prep.)
Shemanageddespiteeverythingtopreservehersenseofhumour.
她不管遇到什么情况都竭力保持着幽默感。
用作名词(n.)
Sheignoredalldespitesandcarriedonwithherdreams.
她不在乎别人的轻视,继续追逐自己的梦想。
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Fahrenheit
难度：2星扩展词汇，属常用10000词
n.华氏温标;华氏温度计
adj.华氏的
InsomecountriesairtemperatureisgivenindegreesofFahrenheit.
在某些国家气温以华氏温标给出。
用作形容词(adj.)
Waterfreezesat32degreesFahrenheit.
当达到32华氏时水开始结冰。
expensive
adj.昂贵的;高价的
Acheapercameraisnotalwaysinferiortoamoreexpensiveone.
廉价照相机的质量并总不比昂贵的差。
Itismoreexpensivetogobyplanethanbyboat.
坐飞机去比坐船去的费用更高一些。
glimpse
难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词
n.一瞥;一闪;略微;隐约感觉
v.瞥见
我只瞥见他坐在车里，所以我无法确切说出他长得什么样。
用作动词(v.)
Iglimpsedatheramongthecrowdbeforeshedisappearedfromsight.
就在她即将消失在人群里之前，我瞥见了她。
afford
v.花费得起;能够做;承担得起(后果);提供;给予
Onlythewell-to-docanaffordthesehouses.
只有富人能买得起这些房子。
northeast
n.东北
adj.东北的;向东北的;来自东北的
adv.向东北;来自东北
Atthispointtheroadturnsnortheast.
路在这里转向东北。
HerebyheispresentingthefellowsinNortheastChina.
在这里他向我们呈现的`是东北的父老乡亲。
用作副词(adv.)
Anotheroceancurrentflowsnortheastalongthesteepcontinentalshelf.